Outland Adventures

  Waterfront Wonders Spring has officially started doing what it does best—dragging all of us straight toward the water like it has a magnetic pull. And honestly? We’re not fighting it. Medina Co. Ohio | River Styx Park This month on Outland Adventures , we’re diving into Waterfront Wonders 🌊—a little love letter to hidden lakes, winding rivers, and those quiet, almost-too-perfect spots you stumble across when you take the “wrong” turn on purpose. We’re talking about the places that don’t always show up on big travel maps. The ones where the water is so still it looks like glass in the morning, where the only soundtrack is wind through the trees and the occasional splash from something you didn’t see but definitely heard. Some spots are perfect for paddling—slow, easy kayak drifts where you’re more likely to daydream than race anywhere. Others are made for picnic blankets, thermoses of something warm, and sitting long enough to forget what time it is. And a few? Those are stric...

  A Ghost-Quiet Christmas in Northeast Ohio: 5 Towns to Explore There’s a special magic in small towns when the holiday crowds vanish and snow crunches underfoot. On Christmas Day , Northeast Ohio offers several hidden gems where you can wander empty streets, discover quaint architecture, and feel like you’ve stepped into a frozen storybook. 1. Geneva-on-the-Lake Lake Erie ’s northern gem is known for its summer arcades, wineries, and lakeside fun—but in winter, it’s almost completely deserted. The boardwalk is silent, amusement rides stand frozen in place, and the lake stretches out in a silvery, icy calm. Streetlights reflect off the frost-covered sidewalks, creating a cinematic, almost haunted vibe perfect for photography or a reflective stroll. Highlight: Walk the empty boardwalk at sunrise, and watch the mist curl over the still lake. 2. Chagrin Falls This town is centered around a beautiful waterfall, which takes on a magical quality in winter. Frozen edges glint in...

  🚐 Travel Day Fun: Road Trip Scavenger Hunt We’re Amanda & Chris, full-time travelers in our RV, Wildebeest . Travel days are always an adventure — sometimes exciting, sometimes stressful, but always full of little moments that make up the journey. To keep things fun (and to pass the miles with a smile), we’ve put together a Travel Day Scavenger Hunt — a lighthearted game anyone can play from the passenger seat or while taking breaks. Whether you’re solo, with your partner, or traveling with kids, this is a fun way to keep eyes peeled for the quirky, unexpected, and everyday things that make road life memorable. ✨ Why a Scavenger Hunt? Keeps long drives from feeling endless Helps you notice details along the way Sparks conversation and laughter Works in any part of the country 📝 Travel Day Scavenger Hunt Check off as many as you can spot on your next travel day! A vehicle pulling something unusual 🚗➡️🛶 A billboard that makes you laugh 🤣 A...

📞 Staying Close When You’re Miles Away: Connecting with Family on the Road Hey everyone! It’s Amanda & Chris from Outland Adventures , here to share a part of life on the road that can be both tricky and rewarding: keeping close with family — even when we’re far, far away . Being full-time travelers means we’re often hundreds (or thousands) of miles from home, holidays, birthdays, and just the everyday moments we used to take for granted. But family? They matter. A lot. Here’s how we keep those ties strong — and why it’s worth the effort. 📱 Technology Is Our Lifeline Thanks to the magic of smartphones, video calls, and social media, we’re never really far away. Weekly video chats with siblings and loved ones keep us in the loop on birthdays, big news, and sometimes just to see familiar faces. We share real-time updates — photos from our latest hike, clips of campfire stories, and silly moments from inside Wildebeest. Group chats keep the day-to-day jokes, memes, and ra...

  🌤️ Lazy Days at Camp: Why Doing Nothing is Sometimes Everything Hey friends — it’s Amanda & Chris from Outland Adventures , coming to you live from the most important part of the full-time RV lifestyle: the lazy day . You know the one. The sun’s warm but not too hot. The birds are doing their thing. Your to-do list is “maybe later.” Your biggest decision is whether to make coffee now or wait 15 more minutes just because you can. Yep — we’re talking about the gloriously slow , refreshingly quiet , do-nothing-all-day-and-feel-good-about-it kind of campground day. 🪑 What a Lazy Day Looks Like for Us We’re not sightseeing. We’re not working. We’re not filming, cleaning, organizing, fixing, uploading, dumping, driving, planning, or packing. We’re just… being . Here’s how a lazy day at camp usually unfolds in the Wildebeest: ☕ Coffee outside , in chairs that squeak slightly, facing whatever view we’ve got — trees, fields, fellow campers walking their chonky golden re...

  🧭 Where to Next? We Don’t Know (and That’s the Best Part) Hey again, from somewhere slightly east of the middle of nowhere. It’s Chris & Amanda from Outland Adventures , and if you ask us where we’re headed next, we’ll smile and shrug and say: “Not sure yet.” And here’s the thing — we mean that in the best possible way. When we first hit the road in Brunilda, our previous van, we thought we’d have a color-coded map and a six-month plan. Instead, we’ve learned that the best parts of this lifestyle come when you leave space for the unknown. 📅 Plans? We Have Loose Ideas. Right now, we’ve wrapped up a workamping gig in Northwest Indiana. The campground’s been good to us — solid people, weird weather, and more than a few stories. But as it all winds down, the inevitable question pops up: “So… where are you headed next?” Honestly? We don’t know. We’ve got a short list of maybes. A few friends in a couple states. A festival we might hit if we feel like it. But no reser...

 Hey Y'all, We are just about exactly three months, or half way, in to our first workamp position. What are our thoughts? What are the positives and negatives to this specific position? We'll let you know! We decided not to do a video this time, but we have plenty of content all across social media: linktr.ee/outlandadventures We share lots of shorter clips about our day, scenery, etc. on TikTok. Most of our longer videos can be found on YouTube. A little bit of everything goes on our Facebook page.  Sometimes there is overlapping content. Occasionally one platform (usually TikTok) will get the content first, if we're cross posting. I think there is enough different content across all our platforms to follow us everywhere, but you can judge for yourself, and pick the platform(s) that you prefer. Back to our thoughts on this workamping position! Stunning sunset. Let's get started!  You know we like to end on positivity, so we'll start with the negative. Workin' N...